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* BitchAlert: The famous EstablishingCharacterMoment for Mrs. Danvers, as she enters the room, sweeps out in front of the rest of the servants and walks toward the camera, with a fearsome, sour expression of disapproval on her face. Before Danvers even says one word you know the second Mrs. de Winter is going to have a major ordeal on her hands. Rather fittingly, the [[{{Film/Heartbreakers}} the trope namer]] was dressed to resemble Mrs Danvers.
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* BitchAlert: The famous EstablishingCharacterMoment for Mrs. Danvers, as she enters the room, sweeps out in front of the rest of the servants and walks toward the camera, with a fearsome, sour expression of disapproval on her face. Before Danvers even says one word you know the second Mrs. de Winter is going to have a major ordeal on her hands. Rather fittingly, the [[{{Film/Heartbreakers}} the trope namer]] was dressed to resemble Mrs Danvers.
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* AnimalMotifs: The animal favoured by the nameless heroine is the lap-dog, Jasper. Rebecca, however, is regularly mentioned in conjunction with horses. The second Mrs. de Winter is meek, mild, and childish, always eager to please and desperate for her husband's approval, to the point where she is almost pathetic. Rebecca, however, is wild and dangerous and too powerful for Max De Winter to keep control of -- especially since the horses mentioned alongside her are crazy with pain, as Rebecca whips them into a frenzy.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: The heroine completely misses that Maxim is trying to propose to her.
-->'''Maxwell''' (from an adjoining room): Either you go to America with Mrs. Van Hopper, or you come home to Manderley with me.\\
'''Narrator''': You mean you want a secretary or something?\\
'''Maxwell''' I'm asking you to marry me, you little fool.
-->'''Maxwell''' (from an adjoining room): Either you go to America with Mrs. Van Hopper, or you come home to Manderley with me.\\
'''Narrator''': You mean you want a secretary or something?\\
'''Maxwell''' I'm asking you to marry me, you little fool.
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."'']]
->''"You thought you could be Mrs. de Winter, live in her house, walk in her steps, take the things that were hers!"''
-->-- '''Mrs. Danvers'''
''Rebecca'' is Creator/AlfredHitchcock's 1940 film adaptation of the [[Literature/{{Rebecca}} novel of the same name]]. It was his first American project and starred Creator/LaurenceOlivier and Creator/JoanFontaine in the leading roles.
Brooding, wealthy widower Maxim de Winter (Olivier) remarries to a younger woman (Fontaine) and takes her to his estate, Manderley. The second Mrs. de Winter, though loving towards her husband, is out of sorts with the housekeeper Mrs. Danverse (Creator/JudithAnderson) and disturbed with her husband's seeming obsession with his first wife Rebecca. Eventually, the secrets of Manderley come to light...
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!!Tropes:
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Maxim accidentally killed Rebecca; he got angry and pushed her, and she fell and struck her head.]] This is a deviation from the original novel, where [[spoiler:he shot her, very much on purpose. She rather had it coming, to the point of taunting him into doing it.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: For Maxim. The film [[spoiler:eliminates his murder of Rebecca]], by necessity of the Hays Code. By extension, this removes the potentially psychotic element from [[spoiler:his wife's decision to help him,]] helping to make her more sympathetic and heroic after TheReveal.
* AdaptationalKarma: In the book, Mrs. Danvers escapes Manderly after she burns it to the ground. The film — by order of the Hays Code — shows her dying in the fire.
* AdaptationalVillainy: A consequence of the elimination of [[spoiler:Maxim's murder of Rebecca]] in the Hitchcock film is that Jack Favell's persecution of Maxim is now based completely on a falsehood. To his credit though, he seems to be as shocked as anyone when the truth is revealed - it seems that he genuinely thought that Maxim had killed Rebecca.
* BitchAlert: The famous EstablishingCharacterMoment for Mrs. Danvers, as she enters the room, sweeps out in front of the rest of the servants and walks toward the camera, with a fearsome, sour expression of disapproval on her face. Before Danvers even says one word you know the second Mrs. de Winter is going to have a major ordeal on her hands. Rather fittingly, the [[{{Film/Heartbreakers}} the trope namer]] was dressed to resemble Mrs Danvers.
* CreatorCameo: Creator/AlfredHitchcock makes one of his signature cameos when he walks past Favell and the constable while they talk. There's about three minutes left in the film at that point, making it the latest Hitchcock cameo in any of his films.[[note]]After a while, he started to place his cameos very early in films, so the audience wouldn't spend all their time looking for him instead of paying attention to the story.[[/note]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Mrs. Danvers in the film. In the novel she escaped the burning house, but the Hays Code [[LaserGuidedKarma wouldn't allow her to survive]]. The musical takes this further and shows that this is a suicide]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: Creator/GeorgeSanders playing the role in the 1940 film adds his deep voice to the antagonistic Jack Favell.
* HonestJohnsDealership: This version of Favell is a "motor car salesman", which suits his sleazy personality (presumably he tries to hustle wealthy customers to buy luxury cars, which again is perfectly in character for him).
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Played with. The heroine, having just married [[TroubledButCute former widower]] [[IdleRich Maxim]], is desperate to prove herself a ProperLady (and not an InadequateInheritor to the titular [[PosthumousCharacter Rebecca]]). Hoping to [[ErmineCapeEffect appear elegant and tasteful]], she buys a [[PimpedOutDress fancy party dress]] from a fashion magazine... but quickly learns that it's completely out of place for a quiet evening at home, BigFancyHouse and FictionFiveHundred-status be damned.
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: At the beginning:
-->SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presents its picturization of [[Creator/DaphneDuMaurier DAPHNE DU MAURIER'S]] celebrated novel ''REBECCA''
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Jack Favell, who was visibly crushed and devastated when he learned from Dr. Baker that [[spoiler:Rebecca had terminal cancer, which also let Maxim off the hook for her death]], says "I wish I had a drink."
* PrimAndProperBun: Mrs. Danvers always wears her hair in a tight bun, befitting her stern persona. It's not the usual type however, as she wears it in a plaited bun.
* SingingInTheShower: Maxim is heard singing in his shower at the Monte Carlo hotel. It prevents him from hearing an important phone call.
* SmugSnake: Slimy, conceited, amoral, constantly-smirking Jack Favell, as played by Creator/GeorgeSanders, is one of the smuggest snakes in media history. His getting sucker punched by Maxim at the climax is very satisfying.
* TableSpace: In the film, the table isn't quite as oversized as some examples, but the not-so-happy newlyweds do sit on opposite ends.
* WhamLine: The big reveal of the truth of Maxim and Rebecca's marriage.
-->'''Maxim''': I knew where [[spoiler:Rebecca's body was. Lying on that cabin floor on the bottom of the sea.]]\\
'''Mrs. de Winter''': How did you know?\\
'''Maxim''': Because I put it there.
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again..."'']]
->''"You thought you could be Mrs. de Winter, live in her house, walk in her steps, take the things that were hers!"''
-->-- '''Mrs. Danvers'''
''Rebecca'' is Creator/AlfredHitchcock's 1940 film adaptation of the [[Literature/{{Rebecca}} novel of the same name]]. It was his first American project and starred Creator/LaurenceOlivier and Creator/JoanFontaine in the leading roles.
Brooding, wealthy widower Maxim de Winter (Olivier) remarries to a younger woman (Fontaine) and takes her to his estate, Manderley. The second Mrs. de Winter, though loving towards her husband, is out of sorts with the housekeeper Mrs. Danverse (Creator/JudithAnderson) and disturbed with her husband's seeming obsession with his first wife Rebecca. Eventually, the secrets of Manderley come to light...
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!!Tropes:
* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler:Maxim accidentally killed Rebecca; he got angry and pushed her, and she fell and struck her head.]] This is a deviation from the original novel, where [[spoiler:he shot her, very much on purpose. She rather had it coming, to the point of taunting him into doing it.]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: For Maxim. The film [[spoiler:eliminates his murder of Rebecca]], by necessity of the Hays Code. By extension, this removes the potentially psychotic element from [[spoiler:his wife's decision to help him,]] helping to make her more sympathetic and heroic after TheReveal.
* AdaptationalKarma: In the book, Mrs. Danvers escapes Manderly after she burns it to the ground. The film — by order of the Hays Code — shows her dying in the fire.
* AdaptationalVillainy: A consequence of the elimination of [[spoiler:Maxim's murder of Rebecca]] in the Hitchcock film is that Jack Favell's persecution of Maxim is now based completely on a falsehood. To his credit though, he seems to be as shocked as anyone when the truth is revealed - it seems that he genuinely thought that Maxim had killed Rebecca.
* BitchAlert: The famous EstablishingCharacterMoment for Mrs. Danvers, as she enters the room, sweeps out in front of the rest of the servants and walks toward the camera, with a fearsome, sour expression of disapproval on her face. Before Danvers even says one word you know the second Mrs. de Winter is going to have a major ordeal on her hands. Rather fittingly, the [[{{Film/Heartbreakers}} the trope namer]] was dressed to resemble Mrs Danvers.
* CreatorCameo: Creator/AlfredHitchcock makes one of his signature cameos when he walks past Favell and the constable while they talk. There's about three minutes left in the film at that point, making it the latest Hitchcock cameo in any of his films.[[note]]After a while, he started to place his cameos very early in films, so the audience wouldn't spend all their time looking for him instead of paying attention to the story.[[/note]]
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler: Mrs. Danvers in the film. In the novel she escaped the burning house, but the Hays Code [[LaserGuidedKarma wouldn't allow her to survive]]. The musical takes this further and shows that this is a suicide]].
* EvilSoundsDeep: Creator/GeorgeSanders playing the role in the 1940 film adds his deep voice to the antagonistic Jack Favell.
* HonestJohnsDealership: This version of Favell is a "motor car salesman", which suits his sleazy personality (presumably he tries to hustle wealthy customers to buy luxury cars, which again is perfectly in character for him).
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Played with. The heroine, having just married [[TroubledButCute former widower]] [[IdleRich Maxim]], is desperate to prove herself a ProperLady (and not an InadequateInheritor to the titular [[PosthumousCharacter Rebecca]]). Hoping to [[ErmineCapeEffect appear elegant and tasteful]], she buys a [[PimpedOutDress fancy party dress]] from a fashion magazine... but quickly learns that it's completely out of place for a quiet evening at home, BigFancyHouse and FictionFiveHundred-status be damned.
* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: At the beginning:
-->SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL presents its picturization of [[Creator/DaphneDuMaurier DAPHNE DU MAURIER'S]] celebrated novel ''REBECCA''
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Jack Favell, who was visibly crushed and devastated when he learned from Dr. Baker that [[spoiler:Rebecca had terminal cancer, which also let Maxim off the hook for her death]], says "I wish I had a drink."
* PrimAndProperBun: Mrs. Danvers always wears her hair in a tight bun, befitting her stern persona. It's not the usual type however, as she wears it in a plaited bun.
* SingingInTheShower: Maxim is heard singing in his shower at the Monte Carlo hotel. It prevents him from hearing an important phone call.
* SmugSnake: Slimy, conceited, amoral, constantly-smirking Jack Favell, as played by Creator/GeorgeSanders, is one of the smuggest snakes in media history. His getting sucker punched by Maxim at the climax is very satisfying.
* TableSpace: In the film, the table isn't quite as oversized as some examples, but the not-so-happy newlyweds do sit on opposite ends.
* WhamLine: The big reveal of the truth of Maxim and Rebecca's marriage.
-->'''Maxim''': I knew where [[spoiler:Rebecca's body was. Lying on that cabin floor on the bottom of the sea.]]\\
'''Mrs. de Winter''': How did you know?\\
'''Maxim''': Because I put it there.
